Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Maine-et-Loire

Grenier à sel
49280 Cholet

The Cholet Salt Grenier Tower, built in the 16th century, is an old square tower with cut strips, vestige of a seigneurial house located in Maine-et-Loire, emblematic of local heritage.

Château fort
49420 Pouancé

The castle of Pouancé, medieval fortress of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates the town of Pouancé in Maine-et-Loire (Land of the Loire). Ranked a historic monument in 1926, it was a key bastion of the Marches de Bretagne, rival of the castle of Angers by its strategic importance and its 3 hectares of fortified enclosure.

Eglise romane et gothique
49000 Angers

The Cathedral of Saint-Maurice d'Angers, an angeline Gothic jewel of the 12th–13th centuries, combines Romanesque and Renaissance styles. Located in Pays de la Loire, it houses a polychrome carved portal and 13th century apocalyptic stained glass windows.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
49320 Brissac-Quincé

Brissac Castle, a medieval building transformed into a Renaissance residence, dominates the Aubance Valley in Brissac-Quincé (Maine-et-Loire). With its 7 levels and 204 pieces, it embodies the history of the Dukes of Brissac since the 11th century.

Palais
49000 Angers

The ancient bishopric or Tau Palace in Angers, dating from the 12th, 15th, 16th and 19th centuries, is a historical monument combining medieval architecture and modern restorations, adjacent to the Gallo-Roman enclosure of the city.

Forteresse
49100 Angers

The castle of Angers, a medieval fortress of the 13th-XVIth centuries located in Angers in Pays de la Loire, combines royal military architecture with the Ducale residence of Valois-Anjou. Ranked a historic monument, it houses the famous curtain of the Apocalypse since 1954.

Château fort
49190 Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné

The castle of the Haute-Guerche, a medieval fortress of the 13th to 16th centuries, stands in ruins in Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné (Maine-et-Loire), bearing witness to a pentagonal defensive architecture and a rich seigneurial past.

Pont
49110 Montrevault-sur-Èvre

The Bohardy Bridge, built in the 15th century at Montrevault-sur-Evre (Pays de la Loire), is a medieval eight-arched ogival building crossing the Evre, which was listed as a historical monument in 1978.